What part of speech is shy?

Shy can be categorized as an adjective, a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. shy is a verb, present, 1st person singular of shy (infinitive).
  • 2. shy is a verb (infinitive).
  • 3. shy is a noun, singular of shies.
  • 4. shy is an adjective.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

Adjective

Adjective to adverb

  • Adjective
    Adverb
  • shy
    shyly 
  • adjective: shy
  • adverb: shyly 

What does shy mean?

Definitions

Adjective
shy - short; "eleven is one shy of a dozen"
shy - wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things; "shy of strangers"
shy - lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man"

Verb
shy - throw quickly
shy - start suddenly, as from fright

Noun
shy - a quick throw; "he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman"
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Examples of shy

#   Sentence  
1. noun He gave the ball a shy to the first baseman.
2. adj. Eleven is one shy of a dozen.
3. adj. Shy of strangers.
4. adj. Sure, some will return, but I have a feeling that once many begin to get jobs and temporary housing, they may be shy about returning.
5. adj. She was very shy about her emergency problem, and asked the gynecologist to please examine her.
6. adj. Don't be shy about talking to the teacher; if you don't understand, use some initiative!
7. adj. Generally, Japanese people are shy.
8. adj. Bob was shy when he was a high school student.
9. adj. He's very shy. He says he wants to see you.
10. adj. Nancy is more shy than reserved.
11. adj. Tom was too shy to take part in games with the other boys.
12. adj. I guess that the beautiful girl will say goodbye to the shy young man.
13. adj. The shy pupil murmured his answer.
14. adj. The shy boy murmured his name.
15. adj. The shy boy was utterly embarrassed in her presence.
16. adj. She seems the least shy of the three.
17. verb He tends to shy away from anything that involves public speaking.
18. verb Tom certainly isn't shy when it comes to dancing.
19. verb Are you shy?
20. verb Are you shy or are you scared?
21. verb Why are some people shy?
22. verb You seemed shy the first time I met you.
23. verb Why is Tom shy?
24. verb Why are you so shy?
25. verb Why are Tom and Mary shy?
26. verb Is your father shy?
27. verb Is Tom shy?
28. verb You seemed shy the first time that I met you.
29. verb Why is Tom so shy?
30. verb I'm Muslim and I don't shy away from saying this.
31. verb When they are such an underrepresented minority, women tend to shy away from these fields.
Sentence  
noun
He gave the ball a shy to the first baseman.
adj.
Eleven is one shy of a dozen.
Shy of strangers.
Sure, some will return, but I have a feeling that once many begin to get jobs and temporary housing, they may be shy about returning.
She was very shy about her emergency problem, and asked the gynecologist to please examine her.
Don't be shy about talking to the teacher; if you don't understand, use some initiative!
Generally, Japanese people are shy.
Bob was shy when he was a high school student.
He's very shy. He says he wants to see you.
Nancy is more shy than reserved.
Tom was too shy to take part in games with the other boys.
I guess that the beautiful girl will say goodbye to the shy young man.
The shy pupil murmured his answer.
The shy boy murmured his name.
The shy boy was utterly embarrassed in her presence.
She seems the least shy of the three.
verb
He tends to shy away from anything that involves public speaking.
Tom certainly isn't shy when it comes to dancing.
Are you shy?
Are you shy or are you scared?
Why are some people shy?
You seemed shy the first time I met you.
Why is Tom shy?
Why are you so shy?
Why are Tom and Mary shy?
Is your father shy?
Is Tom shy?
You seemed shy the first time that I met you.
Why is Tom so shy?
I'm Muslim and I don't shy away from saying this.
When they are such an underrepresented minority, women tend to shy away from these fields.
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